Oak leaf itch mites are again biting northeast Kansas residents who spend time under affected oak trees, leaving itchy and painful red welts on people. Until freezing temperatures arrive, the best way ...
This year's cicada emergence was a double whammy of insects, with two groups of periodical cicadas that only come out of the ground every 13 or 17 years making a simultaneous appearance. But even ...
Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - WARNING! This story may leave you scratching. Just their name is enough to make you wonder what that feeling is..."Itchy Mites!" They go by a few different names but it's all the ...
The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable future, but some people are feeling the painful, itchy remnants of a ...
In August 2021, a large infestation of itch mites occurred in Washington, D.C., following the 17-year hatch of Brood X cicadas earlier in the year. Following swarms of the 17-year Brood X cicada hatch ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- People in the Kansas City region may soon feel the bite as favorable weather and environmental conditions have led to a boom in the oak leaf itch mite population. According to ...
Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...
The mysterious bug bites first appeared a few weeks ago. George Monks, a dermatologist in Tulsa, Okla., started hearing complaints about weird, itchy welts. The bites had strange, tiny blisters in the ...
The outbreak of bites from the oak leaf itch mites might not be as bad as they were in the past three years, but you’ll still have to keep your guard up and your long-sleeved shirts on. The pesky ...
Oak trees in and around Lawrence are reportedly dropping more than acorns and leaves this fall, and individuals who plan to spend time outdoors should be on the lookout. Oak leaf itch mites — tiny ...